The temptation to become staid, dour, unimaginative… is an ever present one when pursuing graduate studies. There is a constant urge to to prove one’s ‘seriousness’ as a scholar by being tedious and tiresome – at least for this blogger. Enter Green Park, at the beginning of the new academic year. The sun is still…
Tag: emotive geography
Russell Square, London: Green Space, Reset of Emotion (emotive geographies 9)
Russell Square in Bloomsbury/Camden evokes (for me) a sense of grounding. A feeling of being brought back to earth – in an almost literal sense, given the ‘natural’ setting – and on the level of emotion. The surrounding city – London – is one big ‘interstitial affective zone’. It inspires as much energy as it…
‘Emotive geography’ (4): Musée Jean Jacques Henner, Paris
Trying to map out Paris and London on the basis of the feelings that certain spaces evoke gives an entirely new way of relating to each of these two cities. And perhaps it even transforms one’s broader view of what enhances the human experience – Paris and London are becoming active agents in facilitating my…
Emotive geography (3): Rue Notre Dame des Champs
A life spent with friends, and family, and familiar faces often unfolds for this blogger on Rue Notre dame des Champs. The sound of the name evokes particualr feelings of belonging, acceptance, being welcomed, warmth. A simple look at the street would not suggest this, necessarily. particularly on the more moody nights when it is…
Anon's Paris 